Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI – Get Free Report) is one of 377 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Badger Meter to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Badger Meter and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Badger Meter | $916.66 million | $141.63 million | 36.41 |
| Badger Meter Competitors | $4.13 billion | $172.92 million | 4.86 |
Badger Meter’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Badger Meter. Badger Meter is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Badger Meter pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Badger Meter pays out 40.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 79.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Badger Meter has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years.
Risk and Volatility
Badger Meter has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Badger Meter’s competitors have a beta of -0.29, suggesting that their average share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
89.0% of Badger Meter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Badger Meter shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Badger Meter and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Badger Meter | 14.36% | 18.49% | 13.02% |
| Badger Meter Competitors | -139.71% | -30.16% | -6.87% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Badger Meter and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Badger Meter | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.42 |
| Badger Meter Competitors | 2049 | 7614 | 10449 | 665 | 2.47 |
Badger Meter presently has a consensus target price of $166.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.49%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 41.47%. Given Badger Meter’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Badger Meter has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Summary
Badger Meter competitors beat Badger Meter on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Badger Meter Company Profile
Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions worldwide. It offers mechanical or static water meters, and related radio and software technologies and services to municipal water utilities market. The company also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids going through a pipe or pipeline, including water, air, steam, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. In addition, the company offers ORION Cellular endpoints to power network as a service; ORION mobile read endpoints support for deploying AMR solution; radio products; hardware, instruments, and sensors, and related software, to enhance connected data to a water utility's operation; water quality monitoring solutions, including optical sensing and electrochemical instruments; and high frequency pressure and leak detection sensors to aid in burst pipe and leak events; as well as BEACON, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water customers to view and manage their water usage activity. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. The company serves water utilities, commercial, and industrial industries; and provides training, project management, technical support, and other collaborative services for customers. It sells its products and software directly, as well as through resellers and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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